Latest news about Australia's National party from the Guardian
July 2024
PM calls for Barnaby Joyce to be dumped over ‘bullet’ comment aimed at Labor during anti-wind turbine rally
Barnaby Joyce aims ‘bullet’ comment at Labor during anti-wind turbine rally – video
The Midwinter Ball 2024: Canberra’s night of nights – in pictures
Liberals split on Coalition’s supermarket divestiture policy
‘Egg on his face’: Wes Fang again blasts NSW Liberal leader just hours after Coalition peace deal
The rural network, Victoria
Extravagant maker of schemes: unpicking Barnaby Joyce’s anti-renewables campaign
Gabrielle Chan
NSW Coalition at risk of collapse after Nationals leader backs Wes Fang in spat with Liberals
June 2024
Australian politics live with Amy Remeikis
Labor and Greens strike anti-vaping deal – as it happened
Supermarkets could face billions in fines for grocery code breaches as Labor commits to reforms
Doctors accuse Nationals of serving interests of tobacco lobby by opposing vaping prohibition
Shadow energy minister says system in ‘dire trouble’ – as it happened
Coalition’s climate and energy policy in disarray as opposition splits over nuclear and renewables
Andrew Forrest says Coalition’s abandonment of 2030 emissions target would ‘decimate’ economy
Then and now: what Peter Dutton and the Coalition used to say about a 2030 emissions target
The rural network
Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
Anthony Albanese accuses Coalition of ‘secret’ plans to cut Australian wages
The rural network, Victoria
If regional communities don’t want a windfarm, why would they accept a nuclear power station?
Gabrielle Chan
May 2024
Matt Canavan claims Trump convictions a ‘political witch hunt’ as Greens declare Republican ‘unfit to be president’
Anthony Albanese refuses to comment on Trump guilty verdict as minor parties condemn or celebrate result
The Agenda
No one wants kids vaping. But is Labor criminalising adults who flout the crackdown?
Paul Karp
With the proposed vape ban dividing MPs, the AMA chief has come to Canberra with a blunt message to ‘do the right thing’
‘Beautiful one day. Nuclear the next?’ Labor can’t wait for a fight on Dutton’s energy plan
Karen Middleton
Kevin Rudd ran a successful scare ad against John Howard in 2007. While costs and attitudes have changed a little since then, some messages still resonate
